Container



Patented (Get, 16, 1923..

'i nnirnn srarfias PHILIP Z ALKIND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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application fiiel .aprii 23,

T all 'wh om z't 'may conce'r'n:

Be it known that I, PHILIP .ZALKIN a citizen of the United States,residing in 'the cityand State of New York, have invented an Improvementin Containers, of

'which thefollowin is a specification.

rf`his invention re ates to that class of containei's which are'particularly adapted for use in packing and dispensing cereals, s-pices,

' similari Character.

powdered substances, for example, medicine in certain forms, and'variousother goods of Heretofore in packing goods of this general classordinarily formed bones or containers have been employed with the endsof the bones formed of the nsually constructed fiaps so that it has beennecessary to break the end or other portion of the box to gain access tothe contents thei'eof and when once broken the break is permanent sothat the contents of the box or container are subject to the action ofatmospheric changes as well` as other disadvantages, for example, thedifficulty in pouring or otherwise removing aV desired quantity of thecontents of the hox.

The object of my present invention is to overcoinethese dificul'ties andin carrying out thel sanie in conjunction with a containerv oi' box madeof paper, cardboard or other similar material, l[ provide in one or morewalls of the box a tongue which is outlined by lines of perforations,serrations, or other scorings, and which tongue at one end is preferablyscored or otherwise hinged in a wall of the container, while at itsopposite end it is free therefrom and terminates in a flap adapted to betucked lbeneath a pei'inanei'it portion of the containei' orbox. Beforebeing disi'upted thei'efi'oin the tongue forms an integi'al portion ofthe conta'iner/ structure so that the content-s thereof may bepackedland protectedagainst atmospheric action and other conditions andwhen dis- 'rupted along the line of perfoi'ations or other seorings thetonoue and its fiap may be turned on the hingedz end thereof to formv anopening in the wall of the container to gain access to the contentsthereof, and furv ving the parts of the container to position.

In the front walllO of. the conta-iner andv thermore when the contentsof the container are not being reiiioved thei'efroin the tongue may be.replaced by .tiickingiF the llap end i thereof under a fixed poi'tionof the container, all of which will be hereinaftei' more particularlydesci'ibed. i 'i In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container 1918. sriai no. 280,202.

made in accordance with liny present inv Vention.

Fig. 2 is a central View showing the 'container inverted and' in theposition for use With the tongue-and-flap member opening an aperture/inthe front wall of the container,

Fig. 3 isa plan View of one end of the blanl; from which my improvedcontainer is made.

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Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the tongueV and its fiap turned tothe position in which' an opening isV provided in the i container, and pFig. 5 is a perspective View showing the tongue returned to its initialposition and the fiap inserted between the inner plies of the end wallof the contains-r.

Referring particularly to the drawing 'the container comprising thisinvention may be made from paper,.cardboard, or other similar material,andof which containers for like uses are now commonly made. Thecontrainer is preferably constructed fi-oni a blank which is 'punchedout 'of the material to form the container by suitablel tools in theform indic'ated in Figi. 3. W' hen so constructed the blank andcontainer include a front wall 10, side walls 11 and 12, and'a hack orreai' Wall 13. Extending from the front vwall there is a fiap 14- andsimilarlyrextending from the side Walls ll and 12 there are end flaps 15and 16, respectively, while the end fiap 17 cori'esponding to the .flap14, is a (ont-inuation of the back or rear wall 13. Also extending' fromthe side wall 11 is a fiap 18 which when the parts are foldedtoposition-is secured to the adjacent inner' surface of tlie'rear orhaekwall 13 byasuitable adhes'ive material or otherwise, so as to formthe container or box. As clearly indicated in Fig. 3, the blank at theen'sl' illustrated is cut on the line 19 between the fiapslfi and 15also 'on the line 20 between the fiaps Me and 16 and also on the line 21be- Mili) tween the ilaps 16 and 17. The blanlr is i ci'eased or scoredon the dotted lines indicated at 22, 23, 24:, 25 and 26and along whi'lhdotted lines ,the blank is bent in folddefined by a crease or score line29'Which in use acts as a hinge for the tongue, while at its end andnormally forming part of the end flap 14 the tongue terminates in a flap'30. Atvits extremity this flap is entirely severed or cut from the endflap as indicated `at 31 there being an appreciable space between theend of this fiap 30 and the adjacent portion of the end flap 14 fromwhich it is made. Also as indicated in Fig. 3, the edge of the end flap17 is provided with a recess indicated at 32 the purpose of which willbe hereinafter expla'ined.

After the blankthas been formed' as herekinbefore described, in shapingthe container the blank is folded on the lines 22; 23, 24 and 25 and theflap or tongue 18 secured to the adjacent inner' surface of the. back orrear wall 13. The end flaps 15 and 16 are then turned'down onthecorresponding portions of the line 26, after which the end flap 17 isturned down over the flaps 15 and 16 and finally the end flapl 14: isturned down over the end flap 17. The parts in this 'positionare`indi`cated in Fig. 1 in which condition as will be understood', thecontainer or box is closed and sealed.

' In the use' of thiscontainer the flap I and` the tongue27 mayf besevered from the end flap 14 and the front wall 10 by separatingtheparts along theperforated lines 28,

and as will be understood the tongue 27 may be swung on the grooved orscored line 29 which acts as a hinge therefor in turning the parts tothep'osition shown in Fig. 2,' from which-as will be understood, thecontents of the box may be poured or otherwise removed therefrom. Still,furthermore, when the desired quantity of the goods in the containerhave been removed, the container may be set right side up and theopening closed by turning the tongue back-to position and inserting theflap between the end flap 17 and the underlying portions of the endflaps l'and 16, the recess being provided so that in again removing thetongue 27 access may be readily obtained'to the extremity of the flap 30so as to swing the tongue and its flap to the position shown in'Fig. 2vto open the aperture made by the tongue in the box.

It is to be understood that the invention herein described is notlimited to any particular form of container or box and that in themanufacture of boxes of the ordinary type .the same dies as nowemployedmay be utilized with very little and inexpensive changes, andfurthermore, while herein shown and described the invention is made to``i'elate to a container or box, it is by no means so limited because.it may bef'applied with equal advantage to a Lwra'pper and.

end wall, a panel in one of the side walls, and an extension' of thepanel lying in the outermost ply of the multi-ply end wall when thereceptacle is set up, the said extension and panel being normally closedbut separable along predetermined lines from the partsof the containerin which they are placed to separate the the butermost ply of themult-i-ply end wall and the panel from the side wall to form an openingtherein, the said extension being insertable between inner plies of themulti-ply end wall tol then maintain the panel in a closed position. i

2. In a receptacle, walls and fiaps forming the end ther'eof, a panelformed in an outer wall so as normally to be a continuous' and unseveredpart of said outer vwall separable therefrom at opposite sides of thepanel, and an extension of the said panel in the outer flap forming partof the end of the receptacle, the said extension being normalsaidextension from.

ly a continuous part of said outer flap but tween the fiapunderlying theoutermost flap and the flap next adjacent thereto, there being a portionof the edge of the next to the outermost flap cutaway thereby providinga recess to indicate the place at' which the extension in a pocketprovided therefoi` beextremity of the extension is to be inserted i andto make the said extension more accessible inremoving the same.

3. In a receptacle, walls and the flaps forming the vend thereof', apanel formed by predetermined score lines in an outer wall of thereceptacle, and an extension of the said panel formed by continuationsof the said score lines' in the outer flap forning part ofJ the end ofthe receptacle. both the Said panel and the extension being normally'continuous and unsevered parts of the receptacle'jvhen set up and beingseparable from the parts in which they are formed to make an opening inthe receptacle which may be closed by inserting the extremity of Itheextension between the second and third inner flaps between 'which apocket is pro- `'dic'ation of the pocket between the said second andthird innermost flaps and also to make the extension of the said panelmore accessible for again moving the panel to reopen the receptacle. w

' Signed by me this 17 d`av of ApriL, 1918.

" PHILP ZALKIND.

